A Case of Benign Fibrous Mesothelioma of the Pleura

흉막의 양성 섬유성 중피종 1예

Benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is a relatively rare neoplasm originated from pleural mesothelial cell, often asymptomatic or presenting with a specifical sign. One of the main problems, concerns the preoperative differential diagnosis, mainly because it is difficult to differentiate between benign and malignant type. A 62-year old woman presented with recurrent chest pain. The chest radiography in a patient was suspected localized pleural mesothelioma. The chest computed tomography scan showed that mass like lesion of well marginated ovoid shape with homogenous attenuation on anterior-basal segment of right lower lobe. After resection of a pleural mass by thoracoscopic extirpation from right hemithorax, Localized benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura was confirmed by pathology and immunohisto-chemical staining. We report here one case of pleural benign fibrous mesothelioma with some considerations on its diagnosis and treatment.

57세의 여자환자에서 흉강경하 적출술에 의해서 흉막의 종괴를 제거하여 조직검사와 면역 조직 화학적 검사로 흉막의 양성 섬유성 중피종으로 확진되었던 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.